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AV for Beginners

The idea behind this is to present information about viruses and Anti-Virus software in an easy to understand way. I've done my best to 'Gerber-ize' this stuff but if there's anything that doesn't make sense let me know so I can improve these articles and clear up uncertainties.

• Why Me? - Why you should know about computer viruses
• Uncommon Sense - About 20 simple heuristics to help you make sense of viruses
• Multi-Layered AV - An example (with analogies) of a multi-layered av strategy
• What About the Virus Writers - What do we do with them?

last modified june 8 2000 : this page hand crafted by kurt wismer